The company will also roll out an updated version of its signature smart speaker Google Home this year, as well as a new smartwatch to compete with the Apple Watch, the person familiar with the plan said.

What’s interesting is that Nikkei claims that we should expect an updated version of the Google Home. It isn’t clear if this means that the company will add another smart speaker to its lineup or if the original Google Home released in 2016 will get a second-gen refresh.

Late last year, it was rumored that Google might be rebranding Nest. It was believed that this move would allow the company to more easily sell the security items alongside its lineup of Home products. While the Japanese publication didn’t comment on this rumor, it does state that the company will be releasing at least one new security camera.

One person with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei that Google plans to release a new security camera later this year after it integrated the team from Nest Labs, the tech startup it acquired in 2014. Nest Labs has been building household-use security cameras since 2015

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